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Potential questions for Eduqas ChristianityTheme 1a/ bQuestion1AAExamine the Birth Narratives of Matthew and Luke201AAExplain why it might be difficult to harmonise the Birth narratives of Matthew and Luke201AACompare the kenotic model and substantial presence model of incarnation201AAExplain the insights of redaction criticism to the Birth Narratives of Matthew and Luke201AB‘The Birth Narratives provide little insight into the doctrine of incarnation’301AB‘Redaction criticism is needed to understand the Birth Narratives of Matthew and Luke’301AB‘The Birth narratives do not support the doctrine of the incarnation’301AB‘The Birth Narratives cannot be seen as credible in the 21st century’301BACompare the views of Bultmann and NT Wright on the resurrection201BAExplain how the Bible presents the resurrection of Jesus201BAExplain NT Wright’s argument in support of the truth of Jesus’ resurrection201BAExamine Bultmann’s interpretation of the resurrection – 2017 AS 201BB‘Bultmann’s theology is helpful for Christians today’ ‘Bultmann’s views make Christianity meaningless.’ 2017301BB‘The resurrected body is a spiritual body’301BB‘The gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection are an unreliable guide to the historical events’301BB‘The resurrection is a myth’301CAExplain how the Bible is a guide to the meaning and purpose of life201CAExamine how the Bible is used by Christians as a source of authority and moral advice201CAExplain how the Bible is used as a guide for living201CAExplain how the Bible is used as a source of comfort and encouragement201CB‘The Bible has little value in the 21st century’301CB‘The Bible is still a valuable source of guidance and encouragement in the 21st century’ 301CB‘The Bible has little to teach modern believers about morality’301CB‘The Psalms are a complete guide to life for Christians’301DAExplain the development of the Biblical canon201DAExamine different views on the Bible as the inspired word of God201DAExplain objective interpretations of the Bible as the Word of God201DAExplain Calvin’s doctrine of accommodation201DB‘The Bible is the inspired word of God’301DB‘The Bible has too many inconsistencies to be considered the inspired word of God’301DB‘Both the contents and the order of the Bible are inspired by God’301DB‘Modern Christians should not accept objective views of Biblical inspiration’301EAExplain CH Dodd’s understanding of the kerygma of the early church. Specimen paper201EAExamine the key aspects of the kerygma201EAExplain the historical challenges to the kerygma as presented in the speeches in Acts201EAExplain Bultmann’s challenges to the kerygma201EB‘The kerygmata still has value for Christians today’ Specimen paper301EB‘The speeches in Acts are not an accurate historical record’301EB‘The kerygma must be demythologised for modern Christians’ 301EB‘The speeches in Acts are a reliable guide to the beliefs of the early church’301FAExplain NT Wright’s approach to and conclusions about the person of Jesus201FAExplain Crossan’s approach to and conclusions about the person of Jesus201FACompare the conclusions of Wright and Crossan on the person of Jesus201FAExamine different pictures of Jesus from Crossan and Wright201FACompare Jesus as True Messiah and as a social revolutionary201FB‘Jesus is both the True Messiah and a social revolutionary’301FB‘Critical realism is a helpful tool for understanding Jesus’301FB‘’The apocryphal gospels provide little help in understanding Jesus’301FB‘Jesus is the True Messiah’301FB‘Jesus is most effectively viewed as a social revolutionary’30Theme 2a/ bQuestion2AAExplain Sallie McFague’s responses to the view that God is male. 2017 AS202AAExamine issues concerning male language about God.202AAExplain Sallie McFague’s account of God as mother202AAExplain the traditional Christian view that God is impassable.202AAExplain Moltmann’s key ideas in ‘The Crucified God’202AAExamine the implications of a suffering God202AB‘God is best described as Mother rather than father’302AB‘It is unacceptable to refer to God as Mother’.302AB‘The concept of God as Mother helps Christians to understand more about the nature of God’ 2017 AS302AB“It is theologically impossible for God to suffer.”302AB‘Christianity accepts that God can suffer’302AB‘God is impassable’302AB‘The idea that God can suffer is coherent with Biblical themes and Christian thought’302BAExplain why there is need for a doctrine of the Trinity in Christianity202BAExplain the filioque controversy. Specimen paper202BAExamine the relationship between the three parts of the Trinity.202BAExplain what the doctrine of the Trinity claims about the nature of Christ202BB‘The doctrine of the Trinity means that Christianity is not monotheistic’. Specimen paper302BB‘The doctrine of the Trinity does not destroy Christianity’s monotheism’.302BB‘It is impossible to understand the Christian view of God without accepting the doctrine of Trinity’302BB‘The doctrine of Trinity makes it very difficult to understand what Christians believe about God’.302CAExplain two theories of the Atonement that you have studied.202CAExplain why Christianity needs a theory of the Atonement202CAExplain how atonement theories express a conflict between the wrath and love of God202CAExamine the Christus Victor/ Penal Substitution/ Moral Example theory of the Atonement202CB“The belief that God would sacrifice Jesus for human sin shows that God is cruel.”302CB“‘The three theories of the Atonement are totally contradictory302CB“Theories of the atonement are largely compatible”.302CB“Most, if not all of the atonement theories present a cruel God”.302CB“Penal Substitution shows that God is loving, not cruel302DAExplain how Luther’s doctrine of justification differed from that of the Roman Catholic church202DAExplain E.P Sanders’ view of the role of works in justification.202DACompare the views of Luther, the Roman Catholic Church and E.P Sanders in relation to justification.202DAExamine Luther’s arguments for justification by faith alone.202DB“The New Testament letters teach justification by faith alone”. 302DB“The New Testament letters do not teach justification by faith alone”.302DB“Good deeds are necessary for salvation.”302DB“Faith and works are both important aspects of justification”.302DB“Faith alone is necessary for salvation302DB“The New Testament supports arguments for justification by faith alone.”302DB“Faith and works are both necessary aspects of justification.”302EAExamine the key features of the life of the Early Church in Acts202EAExplain how the early church acts as a model for churches today202EAExamine the role of churches in providing worship and sacraments, religious teaching, and fellowship 202EAExamine the role of churches in providing mission, service and outreach,202EB‘The main role of the church is to provide religious teaching’302EB‘The main role of the church is to provide worship and sacraments302EB‘Modern churches should be more like the early church’302EB‘The early church is a poor model for modern churches’302FAExplain Christian teachings on love of God and neighbour. 2017 AS202FAExamine key Christian moral principles202FAExplain Christian teachings on the conscience202FAExplain Christian teachings on regard for truth and the need for forgiveness202FB‘Love of neighbour is the only moral principle a Christian needs for today’ 2017 AS302FB‘Christians should model their behaviour on the love shown by God’302FB‘Conscience is the only moral guide Christians need’302FB‘Forgiveness is the most important moral principle in Christianity’30Theme 3a/ bQuestion3AAExamine Christian attitudes to wealth203AAExplain Biblical teachings on the dangers of wealth203AAExamine asceticism within Christianity203AAExplain the key features of the prosperity gospel203AACompare Christian teachings on stewardship and the ascetic ideal203AB‘Christians should follow the ascetic ideal’303AB‘Wealth is a sign of God’s blessing’303AB‘Stewardship is not compatible with the ascetic ideal’303AB‘Christians should not be wealthy’303BAExamine the challenges of Christian migration to the UK203BAExamine the reverse mission movement203BAExplain any 2 challenges of Christian migration to the UK203BAExplain how and why the reverse mission movement operates in the UK203BB‘The UK is a modern mission field’303BB‘UK churches have reacted successfully to the challenges of Christian migration’303BB‘UK Christianity needs the reverse mission movement to survive’303BB‘Christian migration has significantly impacted worship in UK churches’303CAExamine arguments for and against the ordination of women. Specimen paper203CACompare Daly and Ruether’s responses to the role of women in Christianity203CAExplain Ruether’s response to gender in the Christian church203CAExplain Daly’s response to gender in the Christian church203CB‘All Christian churches should support female leadership’303CB‘Women should leave Christianity if they want equality’303CB‘Christianity and gender equality are not compatible’ Specimen paper303CB‘Feminist theology has changed Christianity for the better’303DAExamine the arguments regarding the UK as a Christian country203DAExplain the arguments for and against faith schools203DAExamine how Christian beliefs can conflict with UK law203DAExamine the perceived challenges to Christianity in the UK203DB‘Britain is no longer a Christian country’303DB‘Faith schools should no longer exist in the UK’303DB‘Christianity in the UK has been damaged by the challenges of secularisation’303DB‘UK law should better reflect Christian beliefs’303EACompare the views of Richard Dawkins and Alister McGrath on the relationship between religion and science203EAExplain Richard Dawkins view on the relationship between religion and science203EAExplain Alister McGrath’s view on the relationship between religion and science203EAExamine different views on the limits of science and the ‘God of the gaps’ argument203EB‘Religion and science are incompatible’303EB‘Scientists should be atheists’303EB‘Scientific discoveries have contributed to positive developments in Christian belief’303EB‘Science has reduced the role of God in Christianity’303FAExamine the inclusivist and exclusivist views found in the Bible203FACompare the contributions of Rahner and Hick to Christian inclusivism203FAExplain the differences between tolerance of religious diversity religious pluralism203FACompare Christian universalism and pluralistic universalism203FB‘Committed Christians cannot be pluralistic’303FB‘There is only one true path to God and salvation’303FB‘Al religions teach something of the truth’303FB‘The Bible is clearly exclusivist’30Theme 4a/ bQuestion4AACompare the views of Augustine and Zwingli on infant baptism204AAExplain Karl Barth’s position on believers baptism204AACompare Augustine and Zwingli on the role of baptism in salvation204AAExamine arguments for infant and believers’ baptism204AB‘Baptism is meaningless without consent’304AB‘Infant baptism is necessary for salvation’304AB‘Infant and adult baptism are more than symbolic’304AB‘There is no salvation without baptism’304BAExplain different Protestant understandings of the Eucharist. 204BACompare any two different Protestant understandings of the Eucharist.204BACompare Transubstantiation and Consubstantiation. 204BACompare Eucharistic practice in contemporary Christian communities.204BAExamine two different ways in which Christians understand the Eucharist204BAExamine Roman Catholic teaching about the nature of the Eucharist204BAExamine the importance of the Eucharist in the life of contemporary Christian communities.204BB“There is no common ground between Christian understandings of the Eucharist”.304BB“There is really very little disagreement between different Christian groups when it comes to understanding the meaning and nature of Eucharist.”304BB“The different Eucharistic practices across Christian groups are entirely due to their different theoretical beliefs about the sacrament.”304BB“The celebration of the Eucharist may look different in different churches but it has the same meaning for all Christians.”304CACompare Christmas celebrations in the Western and Eastern Orthodox churches204CAExamine key features of Christmas celebrations in the Western and Eastern Orthodox churches204CACompare Easter celebrations in the Western and Eastern Orthodox churches204CAExamine key features of Easter celebrations in the Western and Eastern Orthodox churches204CB‘Easter is clearly the most important Christian festival’304CB‘Festival celebrations show Eastern and Western churches as more different than similar’304CB‘Christmas/Easter is a different festival for Western and Eastern Orthodox churches304CB‘The point of festivals is the beliefs they remember, rather than the way they are celebrated’304DAExplain the development of the ecumenical movement and World Council of Churches since 1910204DAExamine the rationale, mission and work of the World Council of Churches. Specimen paper204DAExplain the relationship between the World Council of Churches and the Catholic Church204DAExplain the development of Christian ecumenism since 1910204DB‘The World Council of Churches has failed in its mission’ Specimen paper304DB‘The Christian Church will not be united until the Catholic Church joins the World Council of Churches304DB‘The World Council of Churches has been more successful in Diakonia than any other area’304DB‘The World Council of Churches should focus on Ecumenical relations above all else’304EAExplain the development of the Charismatic movement from 1960204EAExamine the impacts of the Charismatic movement on Christian worship204EAExplain the challenges to charismatic experience204EAExplain the main beliefs of the Charismatic movement204EB‘The Charismatic movement has caused positive change in modern Christianity’304EB‘The Charismatic movement is a threat to modern Christianity’304EB‘Charismatic experiences are best explained naturally, and have little religious value’304EB‘Charismatic experiences show that the Holy Spirit is active in the modern world’304FAExplain the basis of, and reasons for, the development of South American Liberation Theology. Specimen p204FAExamine the basis of Liberation Theology with reference to the work of Gustavo Gutierrez204FAExamine the basis of Liberation Theology with reference to the work of Leonardo Boff204FAExamine the response of the Roman Catholic Church to South American Liberation Theology.204FB‘Liberation theology is more a political than a religious movement’304FB'The response of the Roman Catholic Church to liberation theology was mainly negative/positive’ Specimen304FB‘Jesus was the first Liberation Theologian’304FB‘The Catholic Church should allow more influence for Liberation Theology’30 ................
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